The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-08-20
SOUTHERN GL.EANlNes.

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Captain James H. Cunningham, a native
of Springfield, KY, died recently at his
residence in Fairmont, Ind, aged ninety.
pne years.
Mr.. Charles Fordtran, resident of Aus.
tin County, Tex, since the year 1898, now
eighty years of age, recently visited
Galveston on visit Of business and pleas
ure. Alderman Fordtran, of Galveston, is
his son.
Lee Hines, a visitor from Winchester,
Tenn, aged about thirty years, committed
suicide at Hot Springs, Ark, a few days
ago, by cutting his throat with pocket
knife. He was in poor health, and no 9th,
er cause is known for the act.
At last, use for the harmful and unnec.
essary fly. A man in Mississippi has
caught and dried a bushel of them, to use
in feeding a mocking- bird through the
winter.
John Doors, while misbehaving at
picnic in Galloway County, KY, few
days ago, was fatally shot by Frank
Colbie, the manager of the affair. Doors
drew knife and fatally cut Colbie as he
fell dead at Colbie's feet.
MIR. George E. Dotts, general agent of
the Greeenup Musical Company, of Louis
vile, KY, committed suicide at the resi-
dence of his father-in-law, four miles south
of the city, a few days ago. He had been
in the city three months, and had made
successful salesman, and had also ingrati-
ated himself into the esteem of many of
the best citizens of the city and vicinity. A
shortage in his accounts precipitated the
deed.
The President will visit Memphis and
Nashville.
Most of the Southern iron shipped North
is carried in schooners. Cotton manufact-
urers, it is said, may save money by for
warding their products in the same way.
A negro committed suicide in Atlanta,
Ca, one day recently because his wife re-
fused to mend his clothes and s ew on but
tons.
The Eagle Flour Mill, at Memphis, Tenn,
was burned few days ago. Loss, $3O, 900;
insurance $4,000.
colored man of Hopkinsville, KY,
thought to scare a deaf-mute of this place
by suddenly rushing out on him as he
passed He was successful, for the mute
was so alarmed that he drew a revolver
and shot five balls into the practical joker,
killing linn.
Tennessee is now listening with more or
less patience to about fifty speeches day
in favor of the Prohibition amendment
which is to be voted on next month.
A Raleigh IN. CO. lady has cactus that
has bloomed but once and once only, and
that was on the night of the earthquake
last year, 1t is now in bud again, and the
owner is not sure but that the fact portends
another quake.
At citizens meeting held at Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, few nights ago, it was re.
solved to send big delegation to st. Louis
September 26, to invite the grand encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Republic
| to meet in Chattanooga in 1888.
South Carolina crop reports are favora-
| BILE. The largest yield of cotton on record
is expected, and the same is true of corn
| There will be full crop of rice and sor-
| ghum sugar cane, and potatoes promise
well.
The first new bale of cotton arrived in
Greenville, Miss, few days ago, raised by
| Allen & Hill, of Lake Washington, and
| sold for II 3-4 cents TO Weiss & Goldstein.
| 1t was shipped to H. and G.. Newman, OF
| New Orleans.
Colonel Glenn, author of the bill recently
passed by the Georgia Legislature prohib-
iting mixed schools, makes a vigorous de-
Tense Of the measure in response to resolu-
tons condemning it recently passed at a
meeting of colored men in Boston.
A disastrous confagration occurred at
! Dyersburg, KY, a few days ago, in which
eleven buildings and their contents in the
principal portion of the town were totally
! destroyed.
Three unknown tramps robbed Adolph
! Vieneman, a section hand, and bound him
to the railroad track near West Point
! KY, few nights ago. He was rescued
! by companion just before train came
along.
Al Maynard, an old and well-known
steamboat clerk on the Ohio, Mississippi
and Missouri rivers, dropped dead from
heart disease at Mouse Tail Landing, on
the Tennessee, few days ago. He had
| been up the bank with the mail and fell
! dead while returning to the boat.
John Clay, the only remaining son Of
| Henry Clay, died at his farm near Lexing
ton, KY, a few days ago. He left the city in
his usual health, going home, and after
dining went out to superintend repairs ona
pump. While giving instruction to the
workmen he fell dead without any pre-
monition.
Old Uncle Peter Washam, one of the old
est pioneers of the purchase Country" in
Kentucky, died at his home, in the south
of Marshall County, few nights ago. The
deceased lived near Wadesboro, which has
been his home more than fifty years. He
was about ninety years old.
Willis McDearmon, a school teacher near
Gabattia, Jackson County, Tenn, found
his school-house guarded by a mob few
mornings since, who refused him admis-
sion on the ground that he was a Prohibit
Zionist. McDearmOn opened another
school-house. The Prohibitionists in
stalled new teacher, and the pupils
| divided according to their parents views
on the question.
The clerks appointed by the Shelby Coun-
| ty (Tenn.) Court TO serve at the election
which takes place on the PAT of Septem-
Der have been enjoined by the Chancery
Court from service. This action has been